In 1994, the Eighth National People's Congress Standing Committee officially included the Property Declaration Law in the legislative plan.

On April 20, 1995, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued regulations on the income declaration of leading cadres at the county (division) level and above in party and government agencies.

In June 2001, regulations (for trial implementation) on the reporting of family property by serving leading cadres at the provincial and ministerial levels were introduced, which added the content of reporting property but did not provide for information disclosure methods.

On October 27, 2005, the 18th Session of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress reviewed and approved the United Nations Anti-Corruption Convention, and also stated that China is not subject to public restraint.

Since then, China has officially become a party to the United Nations Convention against Corruption.

On August 29, 2006, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held a meeting of the Political Bureau to study the regulations on personal matters related to party members and leading cadres. The regulations on the personal matters related to party members and leading cadres were promulgated and implemented as important intra-party regulations.

In 2009, the communiqué of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 17th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China proposed for the first time: “Seriously implement and promptly improve the system for party members and leading cadres to report on personal matters, and include housing, investment, employment of spouses and children, etc. in the report content.

Strengthen the management of public officials whose spouses and children have immigrated abroad. "On July 11, 2010, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council issued regulations and issued a notice on the reporting of personal matters by leading cadres.

, requiring all regions and departments to conscientiously implement it.

: Tonglu, Zhejiang Province, serves as a pilot city to carry out official property declaration work.

According to relevant documents, newly appointed leading cadres at the township level in Tonglu, their spouses and children living with them must declare their personal property and private property.

The content of the declaration covers a wide range of areas, including real estate, cash, bank deposits, securities, funds, investment insurance, creditor's rights and debts, investment and establishment of enterprises, etc.

So far, Zhejiang has piloted the reform of the official property declaration system in Ningbo Cixi, Jiaxing Pinghu, Hangzhou Tonglu, and Ningbo Xiangshan County.

Legal basis: Article 5 of the "Regulations on Reporting Personal Matters by Party Members and Leading Cadres" is promulgated and implemented as an important intra-party regulation.